Development League standings, stats and fixtures

Q: Which team is on top in the Development League?

Sheffield United U21 is the current leader of the English Professional Development League as they have picked up points in 12 matches.

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England

2025/2026

107/280

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England

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England

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England

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Swansea U21

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Fri, 07 November 2025 - 14:00

Development League

Charlton Athletic U21

9	Standings	3
3.13	Goal Scored	2.5
2.13	Goals Conceded	1.5
88%	% Over 2.5	75%
63%	% BTTS	83%
1.7	xG	1.77
1.39	xGA	1.43

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#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Last 5
1	Sheffield United U21	5	5	0	0	15	4	11	15	3.00	W W W W W
2	Bournemouth U21	7	5	0	2	16	7	9	15	2.14	L W W W W
3	Peterborough U21	6	4	1	1	17	8	9	13	2.17	W W W W L
4	Watford U21	7	3	2	2	17	15	2	11	1.57	W W W L L
5	Charlton Athletic U21	6	2	4	0	15	8	7	10	1.67	D D W D D
6	Hull City U21	5	3	1	1	13	8	5	10	2.00	D W W L W
7	Bristol City U21	7	3	1	3	13	12	1	10	1.43	L W W L D
8	Swansea U21	3	3	0	0	13	3	10	9	3.00	W W W
9	Colchester United U21	5	2	2	1	12	9	3	8	1.60	D L D W W
10	Brentford FC U21	4	2	1	1	10	4	6	7	1.75	W W L D
11	Cardiff City U21	6	2	1	3	11	9	2	7	1.17	L L W W L
12	Wigan Athletic U21	5	2	1	2	11	11	0	7	1.40	W L D W L
13	Sheffield Wednesday U21	6	2	1	3	9	9	0	7	1.17	L L W L W
14	Coventry City U21	6	2	0	4	8	17	-9	6	1.00	L L L W L
15	Millwall U21	5	2	0	3	10	11	-1	6	1.20	L W W L L
16	Fleetwood Town U21	4	1	1	2	5	5	0	4	1.00	L D W L
17	Huddersfield Town U21	4	1	1	2	7	7	0	4	1.00	W D L L
18	Queens Park Rangers U21	5	0	3	2	7	12	-5	3	0.60	D L D D L
19	Crewe Alexandra U21	7	0	2	5	6	18	-12	2	0.29	D D L L L
20	Barnsley U21	4	0	1	3	7	12	-5	1	0.25	L D L L

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Last 5
1	Sheffield United U21	7	4	1	2	15	12	3	13	1.86	L L W W W
2	Charlton Athletic U21	6	4	1	1	15	10	5	13	2.17	W D W W L
3	Peterborough U21	6	4	0	2	11	13	-2	12	2.00	W L W L W
4	Queens Park Rangers U21	6	3	2	1	14	13	1	11	1.83	W D W L W
5	Hull City U21	6	2	4	0	10	7	3	10	1.67	W W D D D
6	Brentford FC U21	5	3	1	1	10	6	4	10	2.00	D L W W W
7	Cardiff City U21	4	3	1	0	11	3	8	10	2.50	W D W W
8	Coventry City U21	4	3	0	1	12	7	5	9	2.25	W W L W
9	Watford U21	6	2	2	2	11	10	1	8	1.33	L D L W W
10	Barnsley U21	5	2	2	1	11	9	2	8	1.60	W L D D W
11	Bournemouth U21	4	2	0	2	6	9	-3	6	1.50	W L L W
12	Swansea U21	5	2	0	3	12	14	-2	6	1.20	L W L L W
13	Wigan Athletic U21	6	2	0	4	13	15	-2	6	1.00	W L L L W
14	Crewe Alexandra U21	5	1	2	2	10	13	-3	5	1.00	L D D W L
15	Fleetwood Town U21	6	0	4	2	5	9	-4	4	0.67	D L L D D
16	Huddersfield Town U21	6	1	1	4	8	18	-10	4	0.67	D W L L L
17	Colchester United U21	6	1	0	5	4	19	-15	3	0.50	L L L L L
18	Millwall U21	5	1	0	4	5	11	-6	3	0.60	W L L L L
19	Sheffield Wednesday U21	5	0	2	3	4	13	-9	2	0.40	D D L L L
20	Bristol City U21	4	0	0	4	2	11	-9	0	0.00	L L L L

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Last 5
1	Sheffield United U21	12	9	1	2	30	16	14	28	2.33	L W L W W
2	Peterborough U21	12	8	1	3	28	21	7	25	2.08	W L W W W
3	Charlton Athletic U21	12	6	5	1	30	18	12	23	1.92	D D W W D
4	Bournemouth U21	11	7	0	4	22	16	6	21	1.91	W L L W W
5	Hull City U21	11	5	5	1	23	15	8	20	1.82	W D W W W
6	Watford U21	13	5	4	4	28	25	3	19	1.46	W W L D W
7	Brentford FC U21	9	5	2	2	20	10	10	17	1.89	D L W W W
8	Cardiff City U21	10	5	2	3	22	12	10	17	1.70	L L W W W
9	Swansea U21	8	5	0	3	25	17	8	15	1.88	L W L W L
10	Coventry City U21	10	5	0	5	20	24	-4	15	1.50	L W L L W
11	Queens Park Rangers U21	11	3	5	3	21	25	-4	14	1.27	W D W L D
12	Wigan Athletic U21	11	4	1	6	24	26	-2	13	1.18	W W L L D
13	Colchester United U21	11	3	2	6	16	28	-12	11	1.00	L D L L L
14	Bristol City U21	11	3	1	7	15	23	-8	10	0.91	L W W L L
15	Barnsley U21	9	2	3	4	18	21	-3	9	1.00	W L L D L
16	Millwall U21	10	3	0	7	15	22	-7	9	0.90	W L L L W
17	Sheffield Wednesday U21	11	2	3	6	13	22	-9	9	0.82	L L D W L
18	Fleetwood Town U21	10	1	5	4	10	14	-4	8	0.80	D L L L D
19	Huddersfield Town U21	10	2	2	6	15	25	-10	8	0.80	W D W L D
20	Crewe Alexandra U21	12	1	4	7	16	31	-15	7	0.58	D D L L D

07/11/2025 - 14:00

Swansea U21

v.s

Charlton Athletic U21

08/11/2025 - 09:00

Brentford FC U21

v.s

Watford U21

10/11/2025 - 09:00

Sheffield United U21

v.s

Coventry City U21

11/11/2025 - 08:00

Millwall U21

v.s

Bournemouth U21

11/11/2025 - 08:00

Hull City U21

v.s

Barnsley U21

11/11/2025 - 08:00

Colchester United U21

v.s

Cardiff City U21

11/11/2025 - 09:00

Queens Park Rangers U21

v.s

Bristol City U21

11/11/2025 - 14:00

Huddersfield Town U21

v.s

Sheffield Wednesday U21

12/11/2025 - 08:00

Peterborough U21

v.s

Crewe Alexandra U21

14/11/2025 - 08:30

Millwall U21

v.s

Queens Park Rangers U21

05/11/2025 - 08:00

Coventry City U21

1 : 2

Peterborough U21

04/11/2025 - 14:00

Cardiff City U21

2 : 3

Queens Park Rangers U21

04/11/2025 - 08:00

Bristol City U21

1 : 4

Millwall U21

04/11/2025 - 08:00

Watford U21

6 : 0

Colchester United U21

04/11/2025 - 08:00

Charlton Athletic U21

1 : 1

Brentford FC U21

04/11/2025 - 08:00

Wigan Athletic U21

2 : 1

Sheffield United U21

03/11/2025 - 08:00

Crewe Alexandra U21

1 : 1

Fleetwood Town U21

31/10/2025 - 10:00

Sheffield Wednesday U21

0 : 2

Hull City U21

31/10/2025 - 09:30

Charlton Athletic U21

2 : 2

Queens Park Rangers U21

28/10/2025 - 10:00

Cardiff City U21

1 : 2

Bournemouth U21

#	Team	MP	Goal Scored	Avg. Overall	Avg. Home	Avg. Away
1	Sheffield United U21	12	30	2.5	3	2.14
2	Charlton Athletic U21	12	30	2.5	2.5	2.5
3	Watford U21	13	28	2.15	2.43	1.83
4	Peterborough U21	12	28	2.33	2.83	1.83
5	Swansea U21	8	25	3.13	4.33	2.4
6	Wigan Athletic U21	11	24	2.18	2.2	2.17
7	Hull City U21	11	23	2.09	2.6	1.67
8	Cardiff City U21	10	22	2.2	1.83	2.75
9	Bournemouth U21	11	22	2	2.29	1.5
10	Queens Park Rangers U21	11	21	1.91	1.4	2.33
11	Coventry City U21	10	20	2	1.33	3
12	Brentford FC U21	9	20	2.22	2.5	2
13	Barnsley U21	9	18	2	1.75	2.2
14	Crewe Alexandra U21	12	16	1.33	0.86	2
15	Colchester United U21	11	16	1.45	2.4	0.67
16	Bristol City U21	11	15	1.36	1.86	0.5
17	Millwall U21	10	15	1.5	2	1
18	Huddersfield Town U21	10	15	1.5	1.75	1.33
19	Sheffield Wednesday U21	11	13	1.18	1.5	0.8
20	Fleetwood Town U21	10	10	1	1.25	0.83

#	Team	MP	Goal Scored	Avg. Home
1	Watford U21	7	17	2.43
2	Peterborough U21	6	17	2.83
3	Bournemouth U21	7	16	2.29
4	Sheffield United U21	5	15	3
5	Charlton Athletic U21	6	15	2.5
6	Bristol City U21	7	13	1.86
7	Hull City U21	5	13	2.6
8	Swansea U21	3	13	4.33
9	Colchester United U21	5	12	2.4
10	Cardiff City U21	6	11	1.83
11	Wigan Athletic U21	5	11	2.2
12	Millwall U21	5	10	2
13	Brentford FC U21	4	10	2.5
14	Sheffield Wednesday U21	6	9	1.5
15	Coventry City U21	6	8	1.33
16	Queens Park Rangers U21	5	7	1.4
17	Huddersfield Town U21	4	7	1.75
18	Barnsley U21	4	7	1.75
19	Crewe Alexandra U21	7	6	0.86
20	Fleetwood Town U21	4	5	1.25

#	Team	MP	Goal Scored	Avg. Away
1	Sheffield United U21	7	15	2.14
2	Charlton Athletic U21	6	15	2.5
3	Queens Park Rangers U21	6	14	2.33
4	Wigan Athletic U21	6	13	2.17
5	Coventry City U21	4	12	3
6	Swansea U21	5	12	2.4
7	Cardiff City U21	4	11	2.75
8	Watford U21	6	11	1.83
9	Barnsley U21	5	11	2.2
10	Peterborough U21	6	11	1.83
11	Hull City U21	6	10	1.67
12	Crewe Alexandra U21	5	10	2
13	Brentford FC U21	5	10	2
14	Huddersfield Town U21	6	8	1.33
15	Bournemouth U21	4	6	1.5
16	Millwall U21	5	5	1
17	Fleetwood Town U21	6	5	0.83
18	Sheffield Wednesday U21	5	4	0.8
19	Colchester United U21	6	4	0.67
20	Bristol City U21	4	2	0.5

#	Team	MP	Goals Conceded	Avg. Overall	Avg. Home	Avg. Away
1	Crewe Alexandra U21	12	31	2.58	2.57	2.6
2	Colchester United U21	11	28	2.55	1.8	3.17
3	Wigan Athletic U21	11	26	2.36	2.2	2.5
4	Watford U21	13	25	1.92	2.14	1.67
5	Queens Park Rangers U21	11	25	2.27	2.4	2.17
6	Huddersfield Town U21	10	25	2.5	1.75	3
7	Coventry City U21	10	24	2.4	2.83	1.75
8	Bristol City U21	11	23	2.09	1.71	2.75
9	Millwall U21	10	22	2.2	2.2	2.2
10	Sheffield Wednesday U21	11	22	2	1.5	2.6
11	Barnsley U21	9	21	2.33	3	1.8
12	Peterborough U21	12	21	1.75	1.33	2.17
13	Charlton Athletic U21	12	18	1.5	1.33	1.67
14	Swansea U21	8	17	2.13	1	2.8
15	Sheffield United U21	12	16	1.33	0.8	1.71
16	Bournemouth U21	11	16	1.45	1	2.25
17	Hull City U21	11	15	1.36	1.6	1.17
18	Fleetwood Town U21	10	14	1.4	1.25	1.5
19	Cardiff City U21	10	12	1.2	1.5	0.75
20	Brentford FC U21	9	10	1.11	1	1.2

#	Team	MP	Goals Conceded	Avg. Home
1	Crewe Alexandra U21	7	18	2.57
2	Coventry City U21	6	17	2.83
3	Watford U21	7	15	2.14
4	Bristol City U21	7	12	1.71
5	Queens Park Rangers U21	5	12	2.4
6	Barnsley U21	4	12	3
7	Millwall U21	5	11	2.2
8	Wigan Athletic U21	5	11	2.2
9	Cardiff City U21	6	9	1.5
10	Sheffield Wednesday U21	6	9	1.5
11	Colchester United U21	5	9	1.8
12	Hull City U21	5	8	1.6
13	Charlton Athletic U21	6	8	1.33
14	Peterborough U21	6	8	1.33
15	Huddersfield Town U21	4	7	1.75
16	Bournemouth U21	7	7	1
17	Fleetwood Town U21	4	5	1.25
18	Sheffield United U21	5	4	0.8
19	Brentford FC U21	4	4	1
20	Swansea U21	3	3	1

#	Team	MP	Goals Conceded	Avg. Away
1	Colchester United U21	6	19	3.17
2	Huddersfield Town U21	6	18	3
3	Wigan Athletic U21	6	15	2.5
4	Swansea U21	5	14	2.8
5	Sheffield Wednesday U21	5	13	2.6
6	Queens Park Rangers U21	6	13	2.17
7	Crewe Alexandra U21	5	13	2.6
8	Peterborough U21	6	13	2.17
9	Sheffield United U21	7	12	1.71
10	Bristol City U21	4	11	2.75
11	Millwall U21	5	11	2.2
12	Watford U21	6	10	1.67
13	Charlton Athletic U21	6	10	1.67
14	Barnsley U21	5	9	1.8
15	Bournemouth U21	4	9	2.25
16	Fleetwood Town U21	6	9	1.5
17	Hull City U21	6	7	1.17
18	Coventry City U21	4	7	1.75
19	Brentford FC U21	5	6	1.2
20	Cardiff City U21	4	3	0.75

Development League 2025/26: Season Summary

In this section, you will get a complete summary of the Development League 2025/26 campaign to date, with important information to help you get a better grasp of how things are playing out in the competition.

Aside from the current team standings, you can also find out other useful details, such as which team has the best home record, which team has drawn the most matches in U18 Professional Development League, and much more.

Here is a list of all those notable stats from the Development League 2025/26 to date.

General competition data

Number of matches: 107/289
Total goals: 411
Average goals per match: 3.84
Home team wins: 44
Away team wins: 40
Draws: 23
Matches with over 2.5 goals: 76%
Matches with under 2.5 goals: 24%
Most common score: 2x2

Team Statistics - Professional Development League 2025/26

Best attack: Sheffield United U21 - 30 goals scored
Worst attack: Fleetwood Town U21 - 10 goals conceded
Best defence: Brentford FC U21 - 10 goals conceded
Worst defence: Crewe Alexandra U21 - 31 goals conceded
Team with the most wins: Sheffield United U21 - 9 games won
Team with the fewest wins: Fleetwood Town U21 - 1 game won
Team with the most draws: Charlton Athletic U21 - 5 draws
Team with the fewest draws: Bournemouth U21 - 0 draws
Team with the most defeats: Bristol City U21 - 7 losses
Team with the fewest defeats: Charlton Athletic U21 - 1 lost games
Team with the highest average number of cards: Bristol City U21 - average 0 cards per game
Team with the highest average number of corners: Millwall U21 - average 12 corners per game
Best performance as the home team: Sheffield United U21
Best performance as the away team: Sheffield United U21

Along with the complete Development League table, this page also contains the latest results, where you can find a full match summary, goalscorers, bookings, and more, as well as upcoming matches.

Latest games and match results

Coventry City U21 1 vs 2 Peterborough U21 | 05/11/2025 08:00 AM
Cardiff City U21 2 vs 3 Queens Park Rangers U21 | 04/11/2025 02:00 PM
Bristol City U21 1 vs 4 Millwall U21 | 04/11/2025 08:00 AM
Watford U21 6 vs 0 Colchester United U21 | 04/11/2025 08:00 AM
Charlton Athletic U21 1 vs 1 Brentford FC U21 | 04/11/2025 08:00 AM

Upcoming matches in Development League

Swansea U21 vs Charlton Athletic U21 | 07/11/2025 02:00 PM
Brentford FC U21 vs Watford U21 | 08/11/2025 09:00 AM
Sheffield United U21 vs Coventry City U21 | 10/11/2025 09:00 AM
Millwall U21 vs Bournemouth U21 | 11/11/2025 08:00 AM
Hull City U21 vs Barnsley U21 | 11/11/2025 08:00 AM

Football predictions for this championship

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Live streams of the competition

You can also watch all English Professional Development League matches throughout this season by following the steps outlined on the football streaming page.

FAQ - Development League

What are the Development League fixtures this weekend?

Upcoming fixtures in Development League scheduled for the weekend are: Swansea U21 vs Charlton Athletic U21 and Brentford FC U21 vs Watford U21.

Which team is on top in the Development League?

Sheffield United U21 is the current leader of the U18 Professional Development League as they have picked up 28 points in 12 matches.

What is the Development League table right now?

At the moment, the top three teams in the Development League are Sheffield United U21, Peterborough U21, and Charlton Athletic U21, and the bottom three clubs are Crewe Alexandra U21, Fleetwood Town U21, and Huddersfield Town U21. And for a more complete look at the Development League standings, check out the Table section above.